Chapter 9: Beasts in the Water
The two masters and apprentices left the village near noon, and in the past more than a month in Huayang Village, both of them have gotten along well with the people in the village. Especially You Wuxian, although he usually works for his own cultivation, he has really helped the village a lot.
As soon as I walked to the entrance of the village, I found that there were quite a lot of people who came to see him off. The villagers were very enthusiastic: the eldest lady of the east family had a bundle of salt-dried bamboo shoots, and the old man in the west had a bundle of dried broad beans and food...... Fill that duffel bag to the brim.
Then Aunt Li even brought a live chicken! I insisted that Master You bring it, and there was a lot of commotion...... Master You couldn't shirk it, so he had to accept it all. The only horse was filled with it.
You Wuxian was also very reluctant in his heart, thinking that if the world was too peaceful in the future, he would definitely lead the master back to settle down here, and wouldn't it be good to live an idyllic life with the people in the village for the rest of his life. After saying goodbye to the villagers, the two led the horses to the main road without looking back.
There was also Master Liu, who decided to personally send them across the river, and the three of them walked slowly towards the river one after the other. When they came, the two of them were in a hurry, and they didn't count the footsteps, and they found that it was quite far away.
Along the way, the three of them talked and laughed, and the horse was led by You Wuxi, and followed behind the two masters with their heads held high and steady. Only the chicken sent by Aunt Li seemed to be unable to stand such a toss on horseback, and it kept clucking along the way. This scene does not seem to be pretentious to parting.
It was not until late afternoon that the three of them arrived at the ferry. At this time, the weather is good, the temperature on the river is rising, some foggy, and the other side of the river is a little unreal.
Master Liu took the two of them upstream for half an hour and came to a reed bush. So he told them to wait a while, and went straight into the reeds.
After a while, Master Liu came out with a small wooden boat. The boat is not very large, it is a little dilapidated, and it can be seen that it has not been launched for a long time. But fortunately, the water did not leak, as long as they could cross the river.
Master Liu greeted and docked the boat. The two men led the horses into the boat, and the horses obediently lay down in the boat, and pressed the boat steadily. However, with the addition of three people, the space seems a little cramped.
Master Liu propped himself up, and the boat left the shore smoothly and went to the middle of the river. Just held up two poles, but Master Liu turned his head and said solemnly to Master You: "Brother You, this river is not very peaceful, and it is not unreasonable that this ferry has been abandoned for more than ten years. In the past, there were often 'water tigers' in this water, and ordinary people generally did not come to the river. You have a bright spot, we have to cross the river carefully. ”
As he spoke, the boat also sailed to the middle of the river, but because of the current, the boat had been swept more than a mile downstream by the current. Gradually, the surrounding fog became thicker and thicker, and both sides of the strait could not be seen, and even the sun was almost obscured.
There was silence all around, and the atmosphere seemed a little eerie. You Wuxian didn't notice a trace of strangeness, and just wanted to ask Master what a "water tiger" was, but Master You immediately made a silent gesture to him.
Master You motioned for You Wuxian to be silent, and looked left and right with a solemn face. Master Liu glanced at You Wuxian lightly, and gently pushed the penny to the bottom of the river, just holding it twice, but suddenly stopped.
Master Liu was stunned here, and You Wuxian finally realized that something was wrong at this time! Master Liu just fixed there, and tried to lift the basket with a little force in his hand, but the fence didn't move: it was obvious that something was dragging the other end underneath!
Before he could move, he heard a muffled "pop" under the water.
This is the sound of the penny breaking in the water, Master Liu quickly pulled half of the penny out of the water, and found that the broken end of the penny was twisted: it was twisted alive. It seems that the strength is not small!
At that moment, he gently put down half of the pen, pressed down with both hands, and motioned for all to squat down. You Wuxian also obediently lay down, and didn't dare to squeak anymore. At this moment, the chicken is no longer noisy, and he is bent his neck and looks left and right~
The boat just drifted quietly with the current, and after a short period of depression, the hull of the ship suddenly froze, as if it had hit something.
The boat was stunned, and everyone's hearts couldn't help but twitch, especially You Wuxi, who was even more aggrieved at this time. This feeling of being able to see and touch is really uncomfortable, and now I am in the water again, the enemy is dark and I am bright, not to mention the lack of emptiness in my heart!
At that moment, he looked left and right, just turned his head, but was stunned. At this moment, he happened to see a pair of "hands" slowly resting on the side of the boat without a sound, and then a strange head stretched out from behind.
The face was unusually large, long, like that of the horse on his side: nostrils looked at each side, ears were long and pointed, and the top of his head was sparse and sparse like human hair.
The monster's face was covered with a thin layer of keratin, like scales. A pair of eyes stared at You Wuxian like copper bells. Frightened, You Wuxian hurriedly held his breath tightly.
The two sides were so quiet and motionless, staring at each other with big eyes, looking quite amused. However, in just a quarter of an hour, You Wuxian couldn't hold back at first, and called softly: "Master~"
As soon as this side called, the two masters over there turned around at the same time, only to realize the situation here. Before he could react, the monster was the first to attack and roared violently!
The fangs in the monster's mouth interlaced, and at the same time, it spewed out an unpleasant smell of water and mud mixed with other unknown smells, almost stunning You without a trace. This abruptness almost scared his heart out of his throat!
The monster braced its hands hard, and the hull of the ship shook, and half of its body leaned into the boat.
At this time, You Wuxian finally saw its full face: its body, especially its limbs, was thin and long, and its palms were surprisingly large. The tips of the fingers are thin, and they "cluck" when they grasp the side of the ship. The body is covered with a layer of "scales", and it is also sticky and thick. Looking at the body shape, it is actually the same as a person, especially some details~ It looks hateful and disgusting.
The monster wanted to roll over on the boat, but a long hand swept straight towards You Wuxi. Almost instinctively, You Wuxian quickly pounced on the bottom of the boat, avoiding the sharp claws.
The claw couldn't retract its strength, and it struck the horse behind You Wuxian with a "snap", and in an instant grabbed a few deep blood marks! The horse was frightened, and suddenly stood up and leaned to the other side, almost not turning over and getting off the boat.
The hull of the ship is tilted, and the water is about to pour in from this side!
The monster hung on one side of its body, no weight of a horse, and its waist and belly were on the side of the ship, and it was propped up and dancing.
Master You leaned closer, and with a flick of his hand, the god-killing knife slashed instantly. However, due to Master You's unsteady steps, and the knife came out in a hurry, the force was a little tenderer, and this knife just happened to cut on the monster's arm.
Although it did not hit the monster hard, the monster was in pain, and finally rolled into the boat.
The monster rolled over and entered the boat, and the hull shook violently, tilting heavily in the direction of the horses, and the water finally overflowed from one side. Seeing that the water was getting more and more, Master Liu hurriedly jumped to the other side of the horse and pricked his feet, and made a trick "jack fall"!
The hull of the boat was slowly straightened again, and You Wuxian quickly got up and grabbed the reins, pulling the horse back to the middle of the boat, far away from the monster. The monster didn't seem to be comfortable in the boat, so it staggered to its feet and went straight to Master You. Master Liu also "choked" at this moment and pulled out the god-killing knife and joined the battle.
Master Liu and Master You fought this monster together, and the monster slowly got used to it, and began to wave its long arms to greet the two masters, dancing in a hurry.
Unexpectedly, these two men were extremely agile, tossing and turning sideways on the bow hull. Even when they were forced to the side of the boat, the two of them were like spinning tops, dripping and turning on the side of the boat: it looked like they were about to fall into the water, but they turned back at an incredible angle "thrillingly".
This small boat does not affect the play of the two of them at all. Just like that, you and I will make chickens fly and dogs jump for a while. You Wuxian couldn't look at it from the side, he was dazzled by the three shadows, and the hull of the boat kept shaking, and even his head was dizzy~
He shook his head, but out of the corner of his eye, he saw his side, and at some point quietly stretched out a pair of hands that were exactly the same as the monster! The hands clung to the side of the ship and shook it, as if trying to sink the ship.
You Wuxian couldn't help but sigh in his heart: If this boat capsizes, it will be even worse for everyone in the water! Looking back, the two masters are too busy to take care of this side for a while.
Although the monster had dozens of wounds on its body, it didn't look serious. In this way, it aroused its ferocity, and its claws were even more desperate to grasp indiscriminately! Being scratched by this sharp claw was almost the same as a knife slashing, so gradually the two of them began to have injuries on their bodies.
You Wuxian turned his head and swallowed his saliva. Without thinking too much, he quickly took out the "Soul Destroying Thorn" that Master gave him from his arms, and held it tightly with his backhands. Aiming at the hands on the side of the boat, it was a stab!
Although those hands are as hard as iron, but You Wuxian has been exercising well recently, and his wrists are much stronger, this thorn was actually stabbed into him for half a minute! The hand was painful, and shrank suddenly, only to hear the sound of "pop", and the tip of the soul-destroying stab in his hand was actually broken in the flesh~
You Wuxian held the broken Soul Slayer Thorn, and couldn't help but speak: "Obediently, what is the name of this monster?
As soon as the strange hands retracted, they saw a splash of water, and suddenly poked their heads out of the water. You Wuxian was mentally prepared at this time, and it was a stab in the monster's eyes to see the direction.
The monster had just come out of the water, and before he could see the situation clearly, a black shadow was coming in front of him, and before he could react, he was stabbed again!
The eye area is very weak, and the thorn is deeply pierced into its eye socket. As soon as You Wuxian put the knife away, the monster went into the water with a stab in pain~
The battle between the two masters and the monsters over there has also reached a white-hot stage. Master Liu instantly exerted his strength, so that the monster had no time to take care of others, and took advantage of this gap to shout at Master You: "Tie up the dragon rope!"
Master You hurriedly took off the dragon rope from his waist, and wrapped the dragon rope around the monster left and right while swimming. But unexpectedly, the monster's body was slippery, and it failed several times.
Seeing the waves surging around, I don't know how many monsters are still surging here! Master Liu was anxious: "Brother You, if we delay any longer, we will suffer sooner or later." Since we can't kill it, let's get it off the boat and get to the shore......!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the hull of the ship shook violently, and a large piece of broken wood suddenly burst under the bottom of the ship, breaking a large hole. The water came up from the bottom of the boat! A strange hand stretched out from the hole, You Wuxian could see it clearly, and there was a half-cut knife tip stuck in the back of that strange hand, who was the monster just now?!
Time is ticking, and now that the goal is clear, Master You nodded: This monster's body is extremely hard, but it is very flexible, and it can't cut into the bones with a knife. In addition, the hull of the ship shook and could not use force, and the force was all unloaded. Even if you cut it a few dozen times, I'm afraid it won't help. It's better to find a way to get ashore first.
No longer hesitating at the moment, Master You threw the other end of the dragon rope in his hand to Master Liu. The two tacitly pulled the rope hard, and the rope tightened and flicked, and the monster was hit by the tight rope on the waist, and one of them was unsteady and fell into the water.
Master Liu quickly took a few steps back to the stern of the boat, and suddenly rushed forward violently, rushing to the bow of the boat and standing still. The ship was hit by the force of inertia, and a sprint, like an arrow from the string, quickly slid towards the shore......
The boat slid forward quickly, but in fact, it was a long time coming, and the current washed the boat not far from the shore. It didn't take long for the boat to come ashore. Several men hurriedly carried the things on the ship ashore one by one, and after a while, the ship sank.
Everyone also seemed to have collapsed, and they sat on the shore panting. Before he could rest enough, there was suddenly a splash on the shore, and the monster rushed up one after the other!
Master Liu snorted coldly: "Look for death!" raised the knife to block it. Master You lifted You Wuxian onto the horse and patted him on the horse's buttocks: "Wait for us in front, I'll come in a while!"
You Wuxian saw that the two masters were not very urgent, and knew that they had a plan, and it would be a burden to stay any longer. No longer hesitated, and immediately urged the horse, and ran away from the distance.
Master You saw that You Wuxian had gone away, and turned around to join the battle. This shore is not the same as the ship, the terrain can be moved, and there is no need to worry about falling into the water and not being good for yourself. At the moment, the two of them let go of their hands and feet, and their moves began to become wide open.
The two monsters were menacing, but unexpectedly, the two masters were fighting more and more smoothly. Master Liu gradually became more and more handy, and his heart was happy for a while, and he couldn't help laughing: "Brother You, your skills are slow! It reminds me of when the two of us were in power, what demons and monsters could stop us? Don't hold back today? Look at my methods!"
Master You was also not to be outdone, and smiled heartily: "Yes, it's been a long time since I've been so happy." But I'm talking about Brother Liu. Don't capsize in this gutter today! How can you be angry without me?!"
The two of them teased each other like this, but they didn't relax at all under their hands. Gradually, the figures of the two are getting faster and more flexible, and their movements are becoming more and more tacit.
Barely speaking, the two of them pointed at one of the monsters and rushed towards it. That monster was the one that had been injured by You Wuscar before, blind in one eye, and couldn't see comprehensively. The reaction is also slower.
However, it is not a vegetarian either, and it roared at the moment, and opened its bow left and right with its claws. With a burst of afterimages, it looks amazing.
Although the monster is very powerful, it can allow the two of them to avoid danger. After fighting close to each other for a while, the monster disappeared in a breath, and its movements couldn't help but slow down~ The two glanced at each other, a good opportunity!
Master You didn't pause, the strength in his hand rose, and the god-killing knife swept towards the monster's neck like a sharp arrow with the sound of whirring wind. The monster was not slow to react, and its head tilted to the side sharply.
Seeing that he was about to dodge, the blind side didn't realize that an afterimage was sweeping quickly from the other side!
All I heard was a "click", and the monster suddenly stood still. Immediately, the head flew up strangely all of a sudden, and was cut off by two scissor-like knives, one left and one right, and landed in the distance. One-eyed also glared at himself, as if he was very unwilling......